Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 475: Speech

He was dumbfounded. Yes, he was dumbfounded. Lu Shaohua's identity dumbfounded Philipwa. He could not imagine that Lu Shaohua was actually the chairman of Phoenix Group. Looking at Liu Mingzhang's posture, it seemed that Lu Shaohua was not only the chairman, but also the real boss, that is, the "boss" of Phoenix Group.

Phoenix Group is not a listed company and has not raised funds. In addition, there has been no news of Phoenix Group being jointly established with multiple shareholders over the years. People outside the company almost all believe that Phoenix Group belongs to only one person. Philip Wa also thinks so. He believes that Phoenix Group belongs to one person, and this person is the person standing in front of him - Lu Shaohua.

However, the fact is that Phoenix Group is owned by Lu Shaohua alone. No outsiders have any shares. Even his closest relatives don't have any shares. Well, not all of them. At least Phoenix Network has some shares in the hands of Ma Huateng, but not much, only 20%.

However, Philipwa had seen a lot of big scenes, so he quickly calmed down. His communication skills had reached the highest level. He quickly extended his hand, smiled apologetically, and said what he did wrong without any embarrassment. "Hello! Mr. Lu, please forgive my ignorance. I didn't know you were the chairman of Phoenix Group."

Lu Shaohua smiled slightly and shook his head to show that he didn't care, and then said, "Hello, Mr. Philip Wa."

As he spoke, Lu Shaohua extended his hand and shook hands with Philip. After they shook hands, Lu Shaohua continued the previous topic and said, "Royal Dutch Shell is a company with a very good reputation internationally. Our Phoenix Group is also willing to cooperate with your group."

Lu Shaohua's character destined him not to speak carelessly just for the sake of socializing. Now that he has said that he is willing to cooperate with Royal Dutch Shell, Lu Shaohua wants to cooperate with them. It's just that the project Lu Shaohua wants to cooperate on is not the Phoenix Automobile project, but cooperation in the oil field.

"Oh!" Philipwa was slightly stunned, then his face was full of smiles, very happy, but Philipwa couldn't help but ask for confirmation. "Chairman Lu, can I understand that our Royal Dutch Shell can cooperate with your company's automotive project?"

"No!" Lu Shaohua shook his head, still smiling faintly, and then continued, "Our Phoenix Group also plans to develop into the oil field. If your company is willing, we can cooperate in the oil field."

At the end, Lu Shaohua paused for a moment before continuing, "Although competitors are enemies, it doesn't mean they are enemies. It depends on the willingness of the two companies. If they can cooperate in some aspects and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, they can become solid partners."

Lu Shaohua used standard American English. Although it was somewhat different from British English, it did not affect the communication between the two, and it was not difficult for Philipwa to understand.

However, when Lu Shaohua said that he didn't want to cooperate on the automobile project, but in the oil field, Philipwa couldn't help but stop smiling and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said, "Mr. Lu, I am the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, but the entire company is a joint-stock company after all. The cooperation in the oil field proposed to you is a big project. I may not be able to answer you now. I need to wait until I go back and exchange opinions with the company's shareholders before I can give you a definite answer."

Philippe paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, if it were me personally, I would be very willing to cooperate with your group. After all, your group's international reputation is much greater than our company's, and its strength in all aspects is also stronger than our company. Well, I believe our company's shareholders will also be interested in this cooperation."

Philipwa was right. Phoenix Group was stronger than Royal Dutch Shell in both reputation and strength. If you were not a fool, you would be tempted to cooperate with it.

Lu Shaohua was almost certain that the shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell would be tempted. The reason was simple. If they chose not to cooperate with Phoenix Group, Phoenix Group would still be involved in the oil field. Then they would stand on the opposite side and establish Phoenix Group as an enemy.

Phoenix Group is ranked 37th in the world, while Royal Dutch Shell is ranked 49th. The gap between the two is not a little bit. If calculated by market value, Phoenix Group's market value is more than twice that of Royal Dutch Shell. They are not companies of the same level at all.

It is very unwise to establish a rival whose market value is more than twice that of your own company. Anyone with a little common sense would know how to choose. But would the shareholders who own Royal Dutch Shell be fools?

The answer is obviously no.

Because of this, Lu Shaohua is almost certain that he should be able to cooperate in the oil field. Of course, cooperation can be big or small, and there is a difference between large cooperation and small cooperation. However, with Lu Shaohua's current strength, even if he does not cooperate with other companies, he can smoothly enter the oil industry, but the speed will be slower.

Despite this, Lu Shaohua did not say it, but just smiled and said to Philip. "How about this, if the shareholders of your company are willing to cooperate with Phoenix Group in the oil field, you can send someone to Hong Kong and negotiate at that time."

"Okay." Philip smiled and agreed.

At this point, the serious business can be said to have been discussed, and the next thing was to chat. However, the chat did not last long because the organizer entered the venue, which meant that the banquet had officially begun and it was time to get down to business. The hall was silent and everyone returned to their normal state, waiting for the organizer to give a speech.

The speaker on behalf of the party was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a formal suit. From his hair color and eyes, it was easy to tell that he was an orthodox American.

The organizer's speech might involve some professional terms, which Lu Shaohua might not understand, so he nodded to Liu Mingzhang and asked him to prepare to translate for him, and then stood there leisurely, not caring at all.

There were also people present like Lu Shaohua who brought translators with them, but their expressions were completely different from Lu Shaohua's. They all looked at the person who was giving the speech seriously, pretending to know what he was saying, and pretending to be serious.

These were not things Lu Shaohua could manage, he only cared about himself, as for why he showed an indifferent expression, it was because Lu Shaohua really didn't care about this official organization. According to Lu Shaobi's plan, he wanted to build a comprehensive economic empire, as long as he succeeded, the ending would be like those old families, this official organization had no ability to evaluate his group company.

That's why Lu Shaohua behaved like this. However, he would use this event to raise the profile of Phoenix Group, so at least some respect is necessary.

Fortunately, the representative of the organizer finished his speech not long ago. Next, the representative of the world's number one group was invited to say a few words, followed by the second and third ranked groups.

After the representatives of the three companies finished speaking, the host walked up to the podium and announced the next speaker.

"..."

Most people in the audience were stunned. According to the previous process, after the representatives of the top three companies gave their speeches, the reception should have begun. After that, a certificate similar to an award would be issued, and that would be the end of the event. However, this year was different, as another representative was added to give a speech.

This made the people in the venue very confused, especially those who had participated in many sessions. They didn't know why the organizers changed the process this year. However, although they were confused, they did not raise any protests, but listened with interest.

As for those new companies, they were not familiar with the previous procedures, so there was nothing unusual. They just waited attentively for the host to let the next representative speak.

"Next, let us welcome with warm applause the newcomer, Feng Jin, who is ranked 37th and is the representative of Phoenix Group, to say a few words for the first time!" The host did not wait for the people below for long and quickly announced who the spokesperson was.

Yes, he heard it right, it was Phoenix Group, but Lu Shaohua was still stunned. He was a little overwhelmed and didn’t know why it was him.

"Mingzhang, did you hear it right? Was it us?" Lu Shaohua asked in a low voice to Liu Mingzhang who was standing next to him.

Liu Mingzhang was also stunned. He waited until Lu Shaohua finished speaking before he spoke. "Well, it seems to be about us."

Even though Liu Mingzhang's tone was not very sure, Lu Shaohua still got the answer. He nodded and walked leisurely towards the podium.

Lu Shaohua is the chairman and owner of Phoenix Group, and this time he has made all preparations to step onto the stage. Showing up on this occasion will not affect anything but will raise the reputation of Phoenix Group to a higher level.

After all, Lu Shaohua also has to thank the organizer for letting him go on stage once. Originally, Lu Shaohua wanted to give Phoenix Group a chance to show up through the media, but he didn't expect that this opportunity would be so great.

After taking a few deep breaths and trying to calm himself down, Lu Shaohua walked up to the podium and took the microphone handed to him by the host. He coughed twice, cleared his throat while testing the microphone, and then spoke politely in English. "Hello, colleagues and guests! I am Lu Shaohua, the chairman of Phoenix Group. Thank you to the organizer for giving us the opportunity to speak at Phoenix Group, so that I can stand here and say a few words to you all."

Having said this, Lu Shaohua paused. He knew that his identity was not commensurate with his age. The people below would definitely be stunned when they heard that he was the person in charge of Phoenix Group. The purpose of Lu Shaohua's pause was to give everyone some time to react.